In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wispington like this:
WISPINGTON, a parish in Horncastle district, Lincoln; 3¾ miles WN W of Horncastle r. station. Post town, Horncastle. Acres, 1,570. Real property, £1,064. Pop., 85. Houses, 13. The manor belongs to Turnor, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £200.* Patron,Turnor, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1863.
Wispington through time
Wispington is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wispington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wispington, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14097
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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